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ELK RIVER

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ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN

BIG LAKE TOWNSHIP, MN45.3339°N, -93.6669°W Updated 57 min ago

FLOW RATE

177cfs

GAUGE HT

1.05ft

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

10mph SW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

177cfs 39.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 152–206 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

184cfs

PERIOD LOW

168cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.05ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

72°

MON

91°

68°

TUE

94°

67°

WED

93°

70°

THU

90°

68°

FRI

94°

66°

SAT

99°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

89°

87°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

74°

79°

82°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

89°

87°

84°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

74°

78°

82°

86°

89°

91°

92°

93°

94°

93°

92°

90°

85°

81°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

71°

75°

78°

81°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

91°

87°

83°

78°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

69°

73°

77°

81°

84°

87°

88°

90°

89°

87°

82°

77°

75°

72°

71°

70°

67°

66°

69°

73°

78°

82°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SW

G 14 mph

G14

G15

G18

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

G16

G15

G14

G23

G21

G20

G18

G16

G15

G16

G15

G17

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

G16

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G24

G26

G20

WSW

G17

WSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G14

G15

G11

G13

WSW

WNW

NNE

G16

NNE

G22

NNE

G16

G15

ENE

G19

G13

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G16

ESE

G14

ESE

G10

ESE

G17

G23

G24

G21

G19

SSE

G18

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

86%

94%

100%

99%

85%

45%

100%

96%

100%

72%

25%

52%

67%

10%

25%

93%

100%

74%

90%

32%

100%

15%

34%

10%

11%

100%

64%

100%

11%

19%

24%

100%

99%

64%

26%

69%

12%

10%

11%

10%

79%

76%

44%

21%

69%

41%

57%

78%

91%

87%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

09:01 PM

15H 23M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

45.3339, -93.6669

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 17:00 UTC

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